Department History

Johnston Chiefs of PoliceDennis McCarty 1971 to 1974Darrell Kinney 1974 to 1975Sgt. Pete Kingsley was the acting chief of police in 1975Bob Brunk 1975 to 1979Dave Davis 1980 to 1985Bruce Gaddis 1985 to 2004Lt. Lynn Aswegan served as acting chief of police from August 2004 until April 2005 Doug Nichols 2005 to 2009Bill Vaughn 2009 to 2016Dennis McDaniel April 2016 to Present